Join SUMM’s Executive Director, Jenny Quinn, for a math talk at Greenwood Senior Center! No registration required.

It has often been said that the Fibonacci numbers frequently occur in art, architecture, music, magic, and nature.  This interactive investigation looks for evidence of this claim in the spiral patterns of plants. Is it synchronicity or divine intervention?  Fate or dumb luck? We will explore a simple model to explain the occurrences and wonder whether other number sequences are equally likely to occur. This talk is designed to be appreciated by mathematicians and nonmathematicians alike. So join us in a mathematical adventure through Fibonacci’s garden.